Texas A&M
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No. 7 Women Fall in OT to LSU, 65-61
Jan 14, 2021 | Women's Basketball
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)--Khayla Pointer scored seven points in overtime and LSU spoiled No. 7 Texas A&M's bid for the best start in program history, beating the Aggies 65-61 on Thursday night.
Pointer banked in a long off-balance 3-pointer to give LSU a 59-54 lead with 2:28 left. Texas A&M (12-1, 3-1 SEC) trailed 62-58 with 19 seconds left, and Kayla Wells' charging foul ended the Aggies' hopes.
Tiara Young led LSU (5-6, 3-2) with 20 points. Faustine Aifuwa had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Pointer finished with 17 points.
Texas A&M's N'dea Jones had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Destiny Pitts' 3-pointer with 49 seconds left gave Texas A&M a 53-52 lead, its first since leading 10-9 in the first quarter. After Jones took a charge, Aaliyah Wilson added a free throw for a two-point lead.
Aifuwa scored in the lane to tie it at 54 with 5.8 seconds left. LSU then forced a turnover as Texas A&M didn't get off a shot before the final buzzer.
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POSTGAME NOTES
RECORDS & SERIES NOTES
- The Aggies fall to 12-1 with a 3-1 record in SEC play.
- LSU leads the all-time series 16-14 over Texas A&M.
TEAM NOTES
- The Maroon & White tied its best start through 13 games in program history at 12-1. The 2008-09 and 2010-11 campaigns each boasted the same record through 13.
- For the ninth time this season, the Aggies scored more points off turnovers than their opponent, outscoring LSU in the category 21-16.
- Texas A&M started the game with a lineup of Aaliyah Wilson, Jordan Nixon, Kayla Wells, N'dea Jones and Ciera Johnson for the 13th consecutive game.
- The Aggies put together a 9-0 run to end the first half, cutting the LSU lead to eight, 34-26.
- Texas A&M outscored the Tigers 35-31 in the second half and overtime.
- This was the first overtime game between the Aggies and the Tigers, and was the first game to go into the extra period for A&M since Feb. 7, 2019 against Missouri.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- N'dea Jones registered her ninth double-double of the season and 35th of her career, scoring a team-high 16 points and 10 rebounds.
- The Lawrenceville, Georgia, native grabbed the 904th rebound of her career, needing only eight to pass Lisa Jordan (1985-89) on the all-time rebound list.
- Jones' 16 points marks her 10th double-digit scoring performance of the year and 39th of her career.
- Destiny Pitts hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 49 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Aggies a 53-52 lead.
- Pitts nailed 4-of-5 deep balls, tying her career high at A&M.
- Ciera Johnson recorded the 22nd double-digit rebounding performance of her career, nabbing 10 boards in the road game.
- Gary Blair's record moves to 825-331 in his career as a head coach and 417-168 in Aggieland.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M women's basketball travels to Reed Arena to take on No. 14 Mississippi State on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 12 p.m. The game is slated to be nationally televised on ESPN2.
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